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Posted on 08-22-04 09:37 AM Link | Quote
My cousin went to a site on my brother's computer and it got the whole spyware/adware thing and a virus or something (not real sure). Anyways a few major windows (XP) files were deleted and internet was one of them. I think I found out a way to get onto the internet and maybe get to the windows update thing, but if I can get there will he be able to get the files he needs?
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Which files are missing exactely ?
Next time you start up that computer, write down the error messages showing these system files, which Windows couldn't find.

First important thing is a virus scanner, get it, download the most recent virus definitions and run it in safe mode. Then get Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy and run these too to remove ad- and spyware slowing down the system or simply for removing other malware.

As for Windows, if important files got deleted, I'd stronlgy recommend backing up the most important data, formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows plus putting up the saved data again .
Instead you also COULD try to simply copy the missing files from the XP CD to the proper locations (e.g. like in SYSTEM32, check the error messages or try a Google search from another machines for the correct paths), but I can't promise anything if Windows will even work normally or everything might run fine in future
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Sometimes spyware/adware/trojans just make fake error messages in an attempt to ruin your computer. Usually called a hoax virus, because it requires you to perform the harm operation to the operating system.
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A few important files were destroyed and I can't check them because the whole browsing system is messed up, and the cd is protected. Reinstalling would cost like $100 for the new XP thing.
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Don't one of you have the Windows XP install CD? I shouldn't cost you anything ...
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Posted on 08-24-04 09:11 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Dracoon
Anyways a few major windows (XP) files were deleted and internet was one of them.


Sweet I never knew there was an "internet" file
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Posted on 08-28-04 07:07 AM Link | Quote
You know what I mean the file for getting into Internet Explorer was deleted or something and that is in the program files. (I should have just said some importnat files in the program files were deleted...)

Edit= W00t got a new windows xp thing and now I can play my games again!


(edited by Dracoon on 08-29-04 11:31 AM)
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